Protector clip for use in hair waving operations



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PROTECTOR CLIP FOR USE IN HAIR WAVING OPERATIONS Filed Dec. 1, 1928 Patented Dec. 19, 1933 PA'lENT or ce PROTECTOR CLIP FOR USE ,IN HAIR WAVING OPERATIONS Ernest 0. Frederics, New York, N. Y., assignor to i E. Frederics, Inc., New York,

ration of New York N. Y., a corpo- Application December 1, 19,28. Serial No. 323,057

14 Claims.

This invention relates to devices serving to clamp the hair and protect the scalp during hair waving operations, and to correlated inventions and discoveries appertaining thereto.

In general, it is the object of the invention to. provide a device of the character described which will efficiently accomplish .thepurpOses for-which it is intended, which may be readily and economically manufactured and assembled,

and which may be manipulated with extreme ease. I

Another object of the invention is to provide a protector clip which will'hold the hair taut while the same is wound upon, a curler and while it is undergoing treatment.

Another object of the invention is to provide.

a protector clip which Will substantially e1iminate any possibility of injury to .the scalp of the subject.- during a hair waving operation. ,Other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and will in part appear hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises an article of manufacture possessing the features, properties, and the relation of elements which will be exemplified: in the article hereinafter described and the scope. of the" application of which will.

be indicated in'the claims. v

For. .a fuller understanding ofthe nature an objects of the invention, reference should'be had tothe following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure l is a perspective :view of' the,protector clip embodying theinvention and illustratesthe same in open position;

Fig. 2 is a-perspective View ofthe protector clip in closed'position and with a curler mounted thereon; v

Fig. Bis a side View of the protector clip and I curler showing the same in operation;

Fig. .4 is a verticalsection taken in the direction of the arrows alongthe lines-4.-l of Fig. 1 showing the tightening means indetail; and

Fig. 5 is a vertical'sectiontaken in thedirece I tion of .the arrows along the lines 55 of Fig. 2 showing the protector clipwith the curler omitted. i 9

'In permanent waving operations, and par: ticularly in windingtressesof hair onla curling deviceby the Croquignole method of winding, in which laterally spread tresses of hair" are wound upon themselves on a curling device, it is desirablethat the: hair be held taut: during the winding operation so as to be uniformly spread and properly wound, and that-the scalp involved in waving a head of hairandbecause of the'annoyance to which the subject is sub 6 I jected by delays of the operator, it is also desirable that devices used in thewaving operations be of suchnature that they can beneanipulatedwith the greatest possible.ease.- V In the exemplified embodiment of the invention there is accordingly provided aprotector clip which will easily and securely clamp the hair whichwill fully protect the scalp during operation, and which can be put in place. tight-, ened and released with the utmost ease.

The particular clip exemplified comprises a pair-.;of metallic arms9 and 10 hingedly con-.- nected at 1 1 and having securedto the. upper surface thereof supplemental members 12' and 13; respectively, serving to provide-longitudinal channels 14 and 15 respectively in which are in serted cushion members 16 which may be composedof any suitable material, such as rubber.

It is to beobserved'that the adjacentsides of i the cushion members 16 are widened atl'l to prevent thecushion members from being forced within the channels l4 and to provide an esf pecially tight closure to protect the scalp of the I subject. In order to facilitate its manipulation, the arm orblock l0 is provided with a lugl8 having a corrugated'outer edge 19. .Fonthe purpose of holding the arms together when the protector clip is in closed position with the cushlug 20. Theftresses of hair are .-now-held be-.-

tween the wideedges 170i the cushion members 16 and are adapted to be wound on a curler,

such, for example, as the curler 24. In order to hold the curler 24 in place, there are provided on the arm 10 brackets 25 and 26 having forked ends z'l and 28 into which -.fit, respectively, the

attaching block 29 and the stem 30 of the curler.

As exemplified, the forked end 28 cooperates with the attaching block 29 to resist rotation, whereas the curler is adapted to be rotated when desired in one. direction by means of a knob 31; A type of curler well adapted for use in connection with 10 the present invention is exemplified in my copending application, Serial No. 311,994, filed October 12, 1928.

It is desirable that the arms of the clamp be drawn tightly together so as to press the cushions firmly against the hair, and to form an effective seal between the waving apparatus and the scalp of the subject. To this end, the locking element 21 extends through a slot 32 at the rearof the channel 14 and is provided at its end with a ring 33 having a circular recess. Ex-

tending through the ring and displaced from the" center thereof toward the outer end of the locking element is a pin 34 on which there is mounted a lever 35 formed with a disc 36 fitted within the ring 33, so that when the lever is moved in a clockwise direction, the locking element 21 will be drawn inwardly to pull the arms of the clamp toward each other.

In order to effectively insulate the clamp and the heater held thereby from the scalp of the subject, a heat insulating strip'37 is secured in spaced relation to each of the arms Band 10, by

means of pins 38, and a supplemental heat in-,

' 3'7 and 39, and any heat transfer by the connectingpins will be dissipated, so that danger of the transfer of a harmful amount of heat from the waving apparatus to the arms and thence to the scalp of the subject is eliminated.

It will thus be seen that a clamp is provided which is well adapted to hold the curling device, which can be put in place by one simple movement of the operator, which can be tightened by a second simple movement, and which is arranged to effectively protect the scalp of the subject.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. In a protector clip'for use in hair waving operations, the combination of a pair of hingedly connected arms, means to support a curling rod on one of said arms, cushion members havingwide exposedsurfaces adapted to be pressed against each other when the arms'are, moved into closed position, means automatically and releasably to secure said arms in closed position, means associated with said securing means for drawing said arms closer together, and a plurality of spaced insulating strips secured to'the underside of each of said arms.

2. In a protector. clip for use in hair waving operations, the combination of a pair'of hingedly connected arms, a catch on one of said arms, a locking element on the other of said arms adapted to cooperate with said catch to hold the arms in closed position, a circular recessformed-in said locking element, a disc 'fitting within said recess, means for pivotally mounting said locking element, said means including a. pin

1 positioned eccentrically of said disc and of said recess, and a lever secured to said disc and arranged to impart rotary movement thereto for drawing'said arms together.

3. Ina protector clip for use in hair waving I operations, the combination of a pair of hingedly connected arms, means including a locking element for releasably securing said arms one to the other, said locking element being formed with a recess, a disc fitting within said-recess, a pivot pin positioned'eccentrically 'of said disc,

to said disc for drawing said arms together;

4:. In a protector clip for use in hair waving operations, the combination of a pair of hingedly connected arms, forked means to support a hair waving device onone of said arms, a cushion memberon each of said arms adapted to be pressed against tresses of hair to clamp the same tightly when said arms are in closed position, means automatically and releasably to secure said arms in closed position, a lever associated with the last-mentioned means and arranged to draw said arms tightly against each other to increase the clamping action thereof, an insulating member secured in spaced relation to each of said arms, and a supplemental insulating member secured in spaced relation to each of the aforesaid insulating members.

5. In apparatus for use in hair waving operations, the combination with a curling rod equipped with an attachingelement adapted for relative rotation with respect thereto, of a .pro-' tector clip comprising a pair ofhingedly connected arms adapted to clamp tresses of. hair therebetween, and apair of supports'carried'on one of said arms, one of said supports-being adapt'ed'rotatably to hold said curling rod and the other of said supports being adapted to hold said attaching element'andto prevent the rotationof the same.

6. In apparatus for use in hair waving opera tions, the combination with a curling rod equipped'with an attaching element adaptedfforrelative rotation with respect thereto, of a protector clip comprising a pair of hingedly connected arms adapted 'to clamp tresses of'hair therebetween, a forked element for rotatably seedly-connected longitudinally-extending. arms arranged to clamp therebetweenlongitudinally extended series of strands of 'hair,.means automatically and releasably to secure said arms in clamping position, and manually-operable cam means to draw said arms more tightly against"- each other to increase the clamping actionthereof.

'8. In aprotector clip for usein hairwaving operations, thecombination of a pair of hingedly-connected longitudinally-extending' arms arranged to clamp therebetween longitudinallyextended series of strands of hair, means automatically and releasably to secure said'arm in clamping position, and manually-operable cam means associated with said securing means to i draw said arms more tightly against each other to increase the clamping action thereof.

for use in hair waving and a lever arranged to impart rotary movement 7 9. In a protector. clip for'use in hair waving I the other arm and adapted to extend through.

said opening when in closed-position, and, cooperating notch and catch means on said locks, ing bar and at said opening to hold said arms in closed position.

10. In a, hair. waving device, in. combination;

acurling rod formed atone end with aflatsided blockanda protectorclip comprising a pair of hingedly-connected arms adapted to clamp tresses of hair therebetween, a forked support at one end of one of said arms for receiving said fiat-sided block and for preventing rotation thereof, and supporting means at the other end of said arms for receiving the other end of said rod.

11. In a protector clip for use in hair waving operations, the combination of a pair of hingedly-connected arms, a curler-supporting bracket extending upwardly from each end of one of said arms directly above said arm, at least one of said brackets comprising a pair of prongs above said arm and adapted to receive therebetween a portion of a curling rod.

12. A hair curling apparatus comprising an elongated gripping block, a gripping bar operatively associated with one side edge of the gripping block so that a lock of hair may be releasably clamped between the gripping bar and the side of the gripping block, a spindle detachably mounted longitudinally of the gripping block in offset relation in a vertical plane to the opposed portions of the gripping bar and the gripping block, and means for holding the spindle relative to the gripping block.

13. In a hair curling device in combination a curling rod and a protector clip comprising a pair of hingedly connected arms adapted toclamp tresses of 'hair therebetween, and means at the ends of said clip to support said rod in to the line of clamping ac- ERNEST O. FREDERICS. 

